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State Senator Ada Smith has been stripped of all remaining perks of office by Minority Leader David Paterson as punishment for her most recent attack on a staff member.Â Paterson is also forcing Smith to take anger management classes conducted by Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

State Comptroller Alan Hevesi has been nominated for this yearâ€™s Profile in Courage award by the Coxsackie Research Academy on Politics for his reaction to the recently passed state budget.Â Hevesi is not commenting on specific content in the gargantuan spending and borrowing plan, but he did certify it as being a complete plan.Â â€œBy certifying the budget, Comptroller Hevesi spared himself the wrath of his former colleagues in the Legislature, who canâ€™t get paid without certification.Â At the same time, he is distancing himself from this steaming pile, and hoping he wonâ€™t be blamed for its irresponsible choices.Â This is truly a man of great Â character,â€ said Ken Prattle, director of CRAP.Â

And finally, details of how the new CBS Evening News will look when Today Show host Katie Couric takes over are starting to emerge.Â Insiders say each broadcast will start with a â€œQuick & Tastyâ€ recipe and Martha Stewart will be named White House Correspondent.